African Mystery: Goliath's Footprint
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Did giants exist on earth? This interesting rock formation may suggest so. Goliath's Footprint, as the locals dubbed it, is one of South Africa's little-known secrets. Nestled in the forests near the Swaziland border of South Africa, this print is definitely not a tourist hot-spot. One may speculate that erosion caused the interesting shape of this upright rock formation, but it features exactly five "toenails," and it looks like the earth has been pushed away around the big toe. If I encountered this photo on the internet, I might have attributed it to Photoshop techniques and have had some doubts about its existence, but I have been to the spot, and felt the grooves with my own fingers. It is very real. If this mystery of nature was indeed made by a giant human, I don't think I would have wanted to encounter him! Locals in the area are all mystified by the footprint. South African folklore does contain mentions of giants, but up to date I haven't heard any stories about the origin of this giant footprint. Some say that there are similar rock formations in India and in Australia, but an internet search has not given me any results.
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Thanks, Kentucky. Must say, it is not well known. I lived in the area for years before I heard about it for the first time. After writing this hub, I discovered a forum post where a local talks about the legend behind this specific footprint.
Interseting Hub!
Genesis 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Numbers 13:33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Deuteronomy 2:11 Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.
Deuteronomy 2:20 (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
Deuteronomy 3:11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
Deuteronomy 3:13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
Joshua 12:4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
Joshua 13:12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
Joshua 15:8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
Joshua 17:15 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
Joshua 18:16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,
Thanks, Captain Jimmy!
I totally agree with you.
Amazing picture. It could have been left from the time of the giants as shown by Captain Jimmy. In any regard, it is a powerful image. Thanks for sharing.
This is why I go HubHopping. I find the most interesting things!!
Lol - thanks for your comment, Hyphenbird. Quite true. What baffles me about this formation however is that it is standing upright, where you would expect it to be lying down... maybe that is the reason why it remained so well preserved.
This giant print is impressive! Seems the giant was climbing uphill for it to be upright. Thanks for sharing.
Well you don't have to tap one on the head with this Numbi. It's clearly what it is purported to be.There are other sources besides the Bible for this in Earth's ancient past.
Thank you for posting as I was unaware of it too.
I read a report somewhere that geologists thought this was so old that it had been pushed upright by tectonic plates shifting over time.
Wow, I had never thought of that! Thanks for the input :-)
If you go to //creation.mobi/giant-footprint you'll see a great article on whyi it can definitely not be an actual print, and this is from a creation science site, so they are cool with giants :)
Where's the other foot?
Thanks Lissy! Very interesting input. It is just weird that it would weather so perfectly to look exactly like a footprint. It doesn't just vaguely resemble a print, it looks exactly like when someone steps in mud. Yours is the first scientific explanation I have read, so thanks for that.
Lol, Derrick - I would like to know that too!
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kentuckyslone 14 months ago
Interesting photo! This is the first I have heard about this one.